Raleigh, NC -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/30/2012 -- Allscripts (http://www.allscripts.com), a leading provider of innovative software for healthcare organizations and physicians, has announced that the Hon. Dr. Regina Benjamin, surgeon general of the United States, met with more than 20 Triangle business leaders and officials at a roundtable discussion on Jan. 26 hosted by the firm and Business Forward, an organization designed to build business support for policy that promotes economic competitiveness.

The discussion, which focused on public and private partnerships in prevention and preventative healthcare, was part of an ongoing initiative from the White House Business Council designed to provide the administration with feedback on supporting business growth and job creation.

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“We are honored and excited to host Dr. Benjamin, who is driving the national agenda on health,” said Diane Adams, executive vice president, culture and talent, at Allscripts. “By involving local leaders in the community, many of whom we partner with to improve patient health, we have the opportunity to share ideas and showcase the richness of the innovation, technology, and the vibrant health care community that are foundational to the Triangle.”

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- Allscripts is a leading provider of practice management and electronic health record technology. The company’s integrated portfolio of innovative clinical, financial, connectivity and IT solutions for hospitals, physician practices and post-acute organizations. Allscripts is dedicated to working closely with clients on issues of wellness and committed to helping clients find progressive clinical decision support solutions to address preventative care Issues. Examples include Allscripts work using technology in preventing cases of sepsis in hospitals and enabling diabetic patients with the ability to electronically send blood sugar results to doctors, reducing office visits and ensuring greater communication in preventative care.

- On Jan. 26, Allscripts launched the Million Hearts CDS Challenge as part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Million Hearts Initiative to bring a new approach to CDS support for adoption by the entire industry to create a new standard for cardiovascular health improvement. Million Hearts is a national initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years.

- Allscripts launched an internal wellness program designed to allow team members to take a preventative approach to managing healthcare, which includes requiring a physical and biometric screening. The program targets four key areas deemed important to employees – stress and depression, obesity, high blood-pressure and heart disease and glucose intolerance/diabetes – and already its results have been dramatic and impressive, as team members in the Raleigh office lost more than 1,500 pounds in 2011.

- Allscripts participates in many healthcare-related charitable activities in the Triangle, including raising more than $370,000 in donations in 2011 for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to find a cure for type 1 diabetes, donating more than 600 pints of blood through the Allscripts – Rex Healthcare and American Red Cross blood drives, and partnering with other business leaders to serve as a major supporter of the American Heart Association.

- Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., MBA is the 18th Surgeon General of the United States.

- As “America’s Doctor,” she provides the public with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and the health of the nation. Benjamin oversees the operational command of 6,500 uniformed public health officers who serve in locations around the world to promote and protect the health of the American people as well.

- White House Business Council members will host these roundtables in at least 100 communities across the country by the end of the year. This is the second roundtable hosted by Allscripts in less than four months. In September, Allscripts hosted John Fernandez, assistant secretary for economic development for the U.S. Department of Commerce, for a discussion on the economy.

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About Allscripts
Allscripts provides innovative solutions that empower all stakeholders across the healthcare continuum to deliver world-class outcomes. The company’s clinical, financial, connectivity and information solutions for hospitals, physicians and post-acute organizations are the essential technologies that enable a connected healthcare community. To learn more about Allscripts, please visit http://www.allscripts.com, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.

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